Career 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 Too close to call — 8–6 on categories Gustafsson wins on first serve in %. Costa’s case rests on titles. ATP Tour career: Gustafsson 662 matches, Costa 447 matches.
Costa has 7 titles (one every 25 matches) to Gustafsson’s 15 titles (one every 33.3 matches). Gustafsson has the better first serve in %: 65.1 to Costa’s 55.5. Costa averages 4.1 aces a match to Gustafsson’s 2.8 (47% more). Winners’ edge: Gustafsson’s team won 61%, Costa’s team won 54% of the matches they played. Longevity: Gustafsson has 662 matches across 16 seasons, Costa 447 in 12 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 15 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 7 total · best 1
65.1 First serve in % 55.5
68.2 First-serve points won % 69.3
58.8 Break points saved % 55.7
41.4 Return points won % 41.6
2.8 1,446 total · best 15 Acesper game 4.1 1,709 total · best 16
Head to head 6 8 matches 2
Clay · 7 matches 5 2 Hard · 1 match 1 0 Grand Slams · 1 match 1 0 Finals · 2 matches 0 2 Last meetings 4 Aug 1997 · San Marino · Semifinal · Clay 1-6 6-1 6-3 26 Aug 1996 · US Open · Round of 128 · Hard 7-5 4-6 7-6(4) 6-3 15 Apr 1996 · Barcelona · Round of 64 · Clay 6-1 6-3 26 July 1993 · Hilversum · Final · Clay 6-1 6-2 6-3 14 June 1993 · Genova · Quarterfinal · Clay 6-3 6-4 5 Apr 1993 · Barcelona · Round of 16 · Clay 0-6 6-2 7-5 6 Apr 1992 · Barcelona · Final · Clay Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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